47-673. Pseudorabies infected herd of swine; duties of livestock commissioner; indemnity; rules and regulations.
47-673
47-673. Pseudorabies infected herd of swine; duties of livestockcommissioner; indemnity; rules and regulations.(a) The livestock commissioner is hereby authorized to takecontrol of any pseudorabies infected herd of swine from the owner. Apseudorabies infected herd of swine is a herd that has been determined to beinfected with pseudorabies virus by official pseudorabies testing proceduresconducted at approved veterinary diagnostic laboratories from adequate samplescollected from the herd by an accredited veterinarian.
(b) For any such herd, the livestock commissioner shall develop and monitora mandatory infected herd plan to eradicate the virus from the owner'spremises. If, in the opinion of the livestock commissioner, sufficientprogress toward pseudorabies free status, as defined in thestate-federal-industry pseudorabies eradication program as in effect on theeffective date of this act, is not being made, the livestock commissioner shall order the depopulation of such herd.
(c) Whenever any swine are depopulated under provisions of this actby order of the livestock commissioner, the owner of such swineshall be paid for such swine in an amount determined by thelivestock commissioner from fundsappropriated for such purpose by the legislature.
(d) The livestock commissioner may adopt rules and regulations as necessaryto carry out the purposes of this act.
History: L. 1997, ch. 58, § 1; July 1.